Alison Bezzina

Alison Bezzina

Alison Bezzina has been writing for the past 18 years. People have laughed, cried and shared her exasperation reading her pieces in magazines and newspapers. More recently, her online blogs have given rise to the ever growing internet discussions and controversies.

Sat, Sep 14th 2013, 10:18 by

Alison Bezzina

I’ve always believed that in order to survive in politics one must possess a particular character trait without which politicians would not last the day.
Unfortunately this trait is not something we’d look for in a friend, but without it we’d have...

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Today was a special day - the day that the boys of St. Joseph’s Home have been waiting for, for months.
This morning, the sixteen boys residents at St. Joseph’s Home just landed in Milan, and are now on their way to Verona. They’ll be travelling...

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It’s hard to even comment about Syria, let alone decide what’s best to do. There are way too many contradictory reports for a common mortal to figure out who was behind last week’s obscene attack, and even when the UN concludes (if ever) who the...

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This blog is not about civil unions, but a couple of weeks ago I wrote one about the subject, in which I vehemently argued against the idea of having a referendum about this non-issue.
My argument was based on the strong belief that minority...

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Yesterday was my lucky day. I had the honour of receiving a lovely, passionate ‘courtship’ message in my Facebook’s inbox.
It was from a man in his late forties who claims to have lost his wife two years ago.
He said that she died in a traffic...

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This post has been inspired by this week’s edition of our Black Adder style courts of law – the episodes that involved two French men who were found guilty of destroying an already destroyed bench in St. Julian’s, and two men being accused of the...

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History has shown us time and time again, that when it comes to minority rights and human rights, the will of the majority should not come into play.
But Imam Mohammad Elsadi, the Muslim leader in Malta, is of a different opinion.
Despite...

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This week, David Cameron declared that he would be doing everything in his power to block violent internet porn.
By violent porn, he means anything that depicts simulated rape and the type of porn that would not even be allowed to be sold in UK...

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Did you know that the Government wants to hear from you? I’m guessing not, and I don’t blame you.
A few weeks ago The Parliamentary Secretary for Animal Rights launched a public consultation document asking the public its opinion on the use of...

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Irregular immigration is a hot topic, and with the temperatures on the rise, it’s going to get even hotter.
But I’m ready.
I’m all kitted up for another tough summer explaining just how wrong it is to claim a ‘natural’ right to a land or...